Chapter 357: Martial Arts Secret Manuals

The other monsters nearby, which had been restless, were stunned by this sudden yet lethal strike, and they no longer eyed Su Rui; their sounds were filled with unease, and some of the more intelligent monsters even instinctively stepped back a few paces, creating a distance from the vehicle.

Cheng Shuili and Su Rui stared at the scene in equal astonishment.

This effect... is a bit too strong, isn't it?

After a moment, Cheng Shuili was the first to withdraw her gaze, lowering her eyes to contemplate.

Her progress is clearly faster than that of ordinary people; the highest-level monsters outside are only level three. And this weapon belongs only to a level‑six vehicle.

It must be the superiority of the level that makes killing monsters this easy.

So... the monsters that correspond to this weapon must be terrifying.

This thought made Cheng Shuili silently gasp, but the item is already in hand, and the monsters haven't appeared yet, so...

"Advantage is on my side."

Cheng Shuili muttered those four words to herself as a form of self‑comfort.

The spirit suddenly spoke: "Don't forget to retrieve the crossbow bolts tomorrow morning. These self‑supplied bolts are different from the ones you made; their lethality is much higher, so losing them would be a loss."

Cheng Shuili, of course, wouldn't forget.

She yawned again, then realized she really couldn't stay awake any longer.

She exchanged a brief greeting with Su Rui, who had just gotten into the vehicle, and then pushed open the master bedroom door and went inside.

The master bedroom's light was right behind the door; Cheng Shuili lifted her hand and turned it on.

The main light was natural, warm‑yellow, and easy on the eyes.

Earlier she had only glanced together with Su Rui; now she was alone, and she definitely intended to take a good look.

Compared with the previous "sleeping corner," she now finally had a real bedroom.

The room wasn't especially spacious, but the layout was sensible, and every inch of space was used efficiently.

Directly opposite the door was a window draped with curtains, though the curtains seemed of poor quality, revealing countless tiny gaps under the light.

Below the window, against the wall, stood the bed she had used before, with the same bedding unchanged; the familiar feel slightly relaxed her nerves.

On either side of the bed were two small nightstands, placed symmetrically, fully satisfying both practicality and aesthetics.

Against the right wall stood a wardrobe, its doors smooth and devoid of any ornamentation, and it was still empty inside.

Besides that, there was a desk and a chair. A bookshelf was installed on the desk, but it too was empty.

Cheng Shuili stared at those empty spaces in silence for a moment, deciding to set aside time tomorrow to tidy up this new home.

She slept especially soundly that night.

When Cheng Shuili's biological clock naturally woke her, the curtains already let in the place's characteristic "dawn" light, forever veiled by a layer of gray haze.

She didn't get up immediately; instead she lay quietly on the bed for a few minutes, savoring the rare tranquility and the novelty of being in a real room.

Only when she heard Su Rui's deliberately softened footsteps outside did she stretch lazily and sit up.

A new day begins.

Cheng Shuili wasn't in a hurry to go out; her habit was to glance at the private chat page first to see if there were any new messages, lest she miss something.

The private chat... had no notifications, but the faction group chat had already logged 999+ messages.

The faction members indeed got along well, but everyone was an elite player; rushing progress during the day was exhausting enough, let alone having time for idle night chats.

Thinking that, Cheng Shuili decided to click open and skim through.

She casually pulled it up, and the first thing that caught her eye was an @‑mention.

"@Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, Lao Da! The faction's buildings are finished! Any orders?"

So that's why!

Cheng Shuili suddenly perked up, leapt out of bed, and yanked the curtains open.

After a quick wash, she reminded Su Rui, "Remember to retrieve the crossbow bolts after the monsters disappear; I'm heading to the territory now to see what's up."

Su Rui seemed to have no objection.

Feeling at ease, Cheng Shuili entered the territory, her eyes immediately turning to the construction zone she had selected last night.

She saw five uniformly styled buildings already rising from the ground, neatly arranged around the ancient castle.

The medical station was a pristine single‑story building, with a conspicuous red cross sign hanging at the entrance and a blank plaque, which Cheng Shuili guessed players could name freely. The communal canteen, by contrast, was a spacious brick‑built one‑story house, far rougher than the hospital.

The most eye‑catching, however, was certainly the training ground.

It occupied the largest area, surrounded by sturdy wooden fences, with the interior divided into several distinct zones.

Because there were no walls, the facilities inside were fully visible.

Some zones held basic training equipment; the two more special zones featured, respectively, an assortment of cold weapons and an entire wall lined with...

books?

The buildings need to be inspected one by one, but Cheng Shuili was still most curious about this.

She walked over and casually pulled out a book to look at:

"Basic Blade Technique: Introduction."

Cheng Shuili: "?"

She then pulled out another book placed beside it: "Mastering Basic Blade Technique."

In addition, there were Basic Sword Technique, Basic Spear Technique...

Almost every weapon that someone might use had a corresponding book here.

Looking at the wall full of "martial arts secret manuals," Cheng Shuili's eye twitched; this must be the basic training curriculum the system described, right?

She casually opened the "Basic Blade Technique: Introduction" in her hands and discovered that it contained not textual description but a dynamic silhouette seemingly imprinted on the pages.

The silhouette wielded a phantom long blade, demonstrating each basic move—chop, slash, flick, hook—with crystal clarity; flipping further revealed a few small combos.

Cheng Shuili closed the book, and the dynamic silhouette she had just seen abruptly resurfaced in her mind.

She immediately realized the marvel of these books.

"This... is kind of interesting."

Cheng Shuili looked again at the pile of cold weapons, casually picked up a standard long sword, and found it heavy in the hand.

【Standard Long Sword】

【Description: A weapon standard to a faction's training ground! Cannot be taken out of the training ground, has no special function, for players' training use only.】

Can't take it out of the training ground? The system is being overly cautious, huh? Who would steal these swords?

When that thought arose, Cheng Shuili immediately realized the system's caution was justified.

Black Feather's members have decent strength and quality, so they shouldn't be capable of stealing, but if a faction has no entry barrier or a very low one, these weapons might vanish on the very first day the training ground is established.

Thinking that, Cheng Shuili turned back to glance at the books, and breathed a sigh of relief once confirming that these items also couldn't be taken out of the training ground.

These books are quite valuable; if they could be taken out, Cheng Shuili would have to assign someone to guard the training ground twenty‑four hours a day.